Nursery School Worker From Red Bank Had Child Porn, Feds Say

A Red Bank man who worked at a nursery school and as a summer camp counselor and who has been accused of downloading child pornography to his home computer, is scheduled to have his bail hearing Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Trenton.

U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said James Paroline, 26, is facing two counts of receiving images of child pornography over the internet. He was an assistant at a nursery school and a camp counselor at a private school, neither of which were named by federal authorities. Both schools are in Monmouth County, Fishman’s office said.

According to the complaint, Paroline downloaded videos and photos depicting child sexual abuse from an unnamed website, referred to only as ”Website A” in the complaint, on March 1 and 2. The site is an online bulletin and website dedicated to the advertisement and distribution of child pornography, according to the complaint.

Law enforcement officers discovered the images and videos downloaded from the website, and the recipient’s username and IP address were traced back to Paroline’s residence. His home was searched and numerous images and videos containing child pornography were found on computer equipment belonging to Paroline, Fishman’s office said.

The complaint said the photos showed children as young as 2 years old.

Each count of receiving child pornography over the internet carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel in Newark, with the investigation, and thanked the Red Bank Police Department, under the direction of Chief of Police Darren McConnell, for its assistance in the investigation.